McLaren admits Lando Norris’ Qualifying at Singapore GP was “STRESSFUL” for everyone
Andrea Stella revealed that the entire McLaren pit wall was nervous during Lando Norris' final run at Singapore GP Qualifying.
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Heading into the Singapore GP, Lando Norris was facing pressure after a difficult outing in Baku. The British driver needed a strong result in Marina Bay. Thankfully, the McLaren star managed to put his car on pole position for Sunday’s race.
McLaren team boss Andrea Stella expressed his thoughts on Norris’ performance. The Italian confessed that the final session was stressful for the entire Woking-based squad. Moreover, Stella admitted that Lando Norris did not have the cleanest of laps on his last run in Q3.
It was stressful for everyone, it wasn't one of the cleanest laps for Lando.Andrea Stella said post-Qualifying
Nevertheless, the Briton did enough to clinch pole position. Andrea Stella revealed that Norris had apologized to the team for making a mistake during the session. The McLaren boss claimed that when this happens, Lando Norris usually manages to have some real pace.
He came on the radio and said 'oh I made some mistakes' and normally when he says that, he's quick.Andrea Stella explained
Andrea Stella: "It was stressful for everyone, it wasn't one of the cleanest laps for Lando – he came on the radio and said 'oh I made some mistakes' and normally when he says that, he's quick."
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Andrea Stella accepts Oscar Piastri could’ve had a better result in Qualifying
Oscar Piastri had a more difficult session than Norris. The Australian driver never really showed the pace for pole position and finished in fifth place. Andrea Stella admitted that Piastri could’ve performed better. The McLaren boss insisted that the team will look into the reason for the underwhelming result.
We could have been higher with Oscar as well so we need to look as to why but still, a strong performance for McLaren.Andrea Stella asserted
Certainly, McLaren has found itself in prime position for race victory courtesy of Lando Norris. The Briton really needed the pole position to show that he remains capable of defeating Verstappen. However it remains to be seen if Norris can fend off the reigning world champion at the first corner on Sunday.
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